The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages.

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A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the people of Jabo in northwestern Nigeria are in a state of shock and ...

RICHMOND, Texas – Airstrikes carried out in northwest Nigeria are drawing strong reactions from Nigerian Americans in the Houston area, where one of the largest Nigerian populations outside of Africa ...

President Trump said that he delayed U.S. military strikes in Nigeria until Christmas Day to deliver a message to groups he alleges are targeting Christians. The Nigerian government praised the ...

The U.S. launched strikes against ISIS militants in Nigeria on Thursday, a Christmas Day attack amid tensions between the West African nation and the U.S. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in ...

Nigeria said its response to terrorism threats “goes beyond borders” after the U.S. launched airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the West African country on Thursday. “Nigeria’s focus ...

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants. By Helene Cooper Saikou ...

President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing. By Ruth Maclean Saikou JammehIsmail Auwal ...

The U.S. military said Nigeria requested air strike on Islamic State fighters. Trump has threatened military action over militant violence against Christians in Nigeria. Nigeria's foreign ministry ...